I have another dead Blue Ram. This makes 3 out of 5 Blue Rams to die. I also have three Gold Rams, not one of them has died.
Does anyone know if Gold Rams are hardier than Blue?
Does anyone know if Gold Rams are hardier than Blue?
Another Dead Ram
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Quite the opposite. Gold rams are more sensitive than blue. Maybe you just got a batch that was sick.
Antibiotics should not hurt the other fish, try either Tetracycline or another type... there are several to choose from.
I like to treat them for several days and then see how they do... it has really improved my survival rate of Rams.
Bill C.
I like to treat them for several days and then see how they do... it has really improved my survival rate of Rams.
Bill C.
Well the LFS man told me to use Penicillin, So I am. I think perhaps they are having swim bladder problems. I have another one that is having difficulty swimming, he just sort of swims really hard and then drops to the bottom. The last one that died did this also. If they all die, I will not buy any more blue rams. I will go with Kribs or Apistos. This is very frustrating. I have never had fish die one after the other like this. Thanks for your help Dwarfnut. Hopefully they will survive.
Another one bites the dust. Maybe two, can't seem to find a Blue one.
I am not going to buy anymore fish for a long time. I had put 5 Angels in my 72 on Wed. 3 are already dead. No ammonia, no nothing. No other fish are affected in that tank. I guess I will stick with tetras, they seem to be doing great.
The 72 did have a Green Severum, a large pleco, 4 Large Silver Dollars, an Iridescent Shark I traded them in at the LFS because I wanted a planted tank. It has been nothing but heartache, I bought the Rams and put in the 10 (came from a not so good LFS) to quarentine them so that the Angels (from good LFS) would not get sick. Did not do me a bit of good.
I am not going to buy anymore fish for a long time. I had put 5 Angels in my 72 on Wed. 3 are already dead. No ammonia, no nothing. No other fish are affected in that tank. I guess I will stick with tetras, they seem to be doing great.
The 72 did have a Green Severum, a large pleco, 4 Large Silver Dollars, an Iridescent Shark I traded them in at the LFS because I wanted a planted tank. It has been nothing but heartache, I bought the Rams and put in the 10 (came from a not so good LFS) to quarentine them so that the Angels (from good LFS) would not get sick. Did not do me a bit of good.
Well, I would agree with you that blue rams are very sensitive. I too would go with a hardier set of dwarf cichlids.
But with your angels also having problems - have you checked your water parameters as of late? perhaps your PH or some other factor is significantly different than that of your LFS and that is causing acclimation problems.
But with your angels also having problems - have you checked your water parameters as of late? perhaps your PH or some other factor is significantly different than that of your LFS and that is causing acclimation problems.
My Ph is around 6.8-7.0 according to LFS and my Aquarium Pharmaceuticals test kit. My Hagen kit says 7.6. I have been doing two 15-20% water changes daily since I put the Angels in, there is also 6 Head and Tail lights, one red eye, 15+/- Cardinal Tetras, 6 Serpae tetras, 4 Ottos, and one Cory. Nothing else seems to be affected. I haven't done a water change yet today. I have checked everything, I even changed my Quick Filter cartridge last night.
I think the Rams just came sick, and now they are dying. I hope the antibiotic helps, I had also been doing a 2 gallon change on the ten gallon tank once a day. But now that I added the antibiotic last night, I haven't done a change on it.
I use StressCoat during changes. Unless there is something new in the tap water.....
Thanks for your replies.
I think the Rams just came sick, and now they are dying. I hope the antibiotic helps, I had also been doing a 2 gallon change on the ten gallon tank once a day. But now that I added the antibiotic last night, I haven't done a change on it.
I use StressCoat during changes. Unless there is something new in the tap water.....
Thanks for your replies.
As a side note, I've tried Rams on at least four seperate occasions, and I've never had any luck with them either. Depending on how big your tank is, you might consider Convicts. Not really a dwarf cichlid per se, but they don't tend to grow too large, and are a hell of a lot hardier than Rams. On the other hand a pair of breeding Cons will demolish your tetra supply in "defence" of the fry, so there's a downside to everything. You might also try Jeff Rapp's site www.tangledupincichlids.com for more dwarf selection.